My mother remarried a man very close to the inner workings of the House.

He has told me things only to have them come true. So I told him not to tell me what happened next but then this is the news that came. He laughed, but I told him that it was a lie. So I thought I had him until he showed me links and I had to apologize. I told him will never ask him to tell me nothing again until checking Fark first-thing every day. Then I found out he is a Farker!

Meh. Speaker of the House is a largely ceremonial position these days. Senate Minority leader, now there's the real power in the US Federal government. No bill can even get a vote without getting the green light from the minority party first.